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David Van Dyke

@davidvandyke

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Senior cloud and infrastructure engineer specializing in secure, scalable AWS and Azure solutions.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior cloud/infrastructure roles where I can lead cloud migrations, automate operations, improve reliability and compliance, and mentor teams.

I am a results-driven IT professional with over 20 years of experience across enterprise IT, cloud and on-prem infrastructure, technical account management, problem management, and QA. I design, manage, and validate secure, scalable environments on AWS and Azure while translating technical requirements into business-aligned solutions.

Throughout my career I have led infrastructure automation, incident response, compliance initiatives, and performance and cost optimization efforts for large clients. I have hands-on expertise with Infrastructure as Code, monitoring and automation platforms, Linux/UNIX administration, and hybrid cloud migrations, and I routinely produce runbooks, training materials, and post-implementation reviews to improve operational maturity.

I serve as a strategic advisor and stakeholder point-of-contact, driving root-cause analysis and repeatable remediations, supporting audits, and improving client retention through proactive system health assessments and customer-focused delivery.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Cloud Solutions Engineer

IQVIA

Apr 2015 - Jan 2025 (9 years 9 months)

Delivered secure, compliant cloud solutions for enterprise clients, implemented IaC automation, and led post-implementation reviews that improved retention and reduced recurring incidents.

AWS Azure Infrastructure as Code ServiceNow Automation)Cost Optimization

Senior Escalation Engineer

Terremark (Verizon)

Jul 2013 - Apr 2015 (1 year 9 months)

Acted as escalation point for high-priority UNIX/Linux incidents across 400+ hosted environments, delivered RCAs, automated recurring tasks, and improved service reliability.

Unix Incident Response Automation)High Availability Documentation Mentoring Service Delivery

Senior Analyst, IT

Duke Clinical Research Institute

Jul 2010 - Jul 2013 (3 years)

Designed and deployed secure UNIX infrastructure for research workloads, maintained high uptime through proactive monitoring and capacity planning, and managed vendor relationships.

Capacity Planning Monitoring Documentation Vendor Management System Design

Senior Systems Administrator

Fujitsu America Inc.

Feb 2001 - Jul 2010 (9 years 5 months)

Managed multi-platform UNIX infrastructure, led datacenter migrations and HA projects, and reduced client costs via consolidation and licensing optimization.

High Availability Scripting Cost Optimization Client Engagement

Technical Project Lead

Eds

Mar 2000 - Feb 2001 (11 months)

Managed infrastructure projects, DR testing, and UNIX migrations while developing certification and change management procedures to align IT with business continuity.

Project Management Disaster Recovery Change Management NOC Training Business Continuity

Systems Engineer

Telcor Communications

Feb 1998 - Mar 2000 (2 years 1 month)

Managed server refurbishment and OS deployments, developed QA processes to reduce external dependencies, and provided regional technical support to improve uptime.

Deployment Quality Assurance Technical Support Process Improvement

Electronics Technician

U.S. Navy

Mar 1990 - Feb 1998 (7 years 11 months)

Maintained communications and encryption systems, led UNIX system implementations for command operations, and provided IT training and mentorship recognized with honors.

Encryption Unix Systems Implementation Training Mentorship Operational Readiness